The Singapore Free Press, 20 April 1957

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press Malaya's Own Family Paper No. *****. Singapore, Saturday. April 20. 1957. Prior 15 Cts.
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    Lock icon A PLEDGE BY THE REDS: NO ATTACK
    358 1 INSIDE: Your best guide to todays races Moscow worries over new anti-Soviet unrest UNDERLYING note of speeches by two top U Moscow leaders yesterday appeared to be anxiety over fresh anti-Soviet uprisings, this time in East Germany. Despite the sabre-rattling nature of statements
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    Lock icon IKE M-E PLAN WINS 8 STATES
    220 1 IKE M-E PLAN WINS 8 ST ATES THE U.S. State Depart- ment has reported to Congress that eight Middle Eastern governments have "declared their desire to associate themselves" with President Eisenhowers programme for protecting the Middle Eastern region asninst Soviet Communist aggression. The department announced that it had sent an
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    Record crowds cross Causeway
    126 1 IN Singapore the ler 1 holiday is in full swing with hundreds of people moving out of their homes making for the beaches aIU J open spaces to relax Some of the leading notels in the city have put on special shows for the week-end. There
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    19 1 EASTeV GREETINGS from lovely Anne Heywood i and her pet kitten. Anne is under contract to the Rank Organisat.cn.
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    TB CENTRE OF THEIR VERY OWN
    142 2 TB CENTRE OF THEIR VERY OWN Facilities for any outdoor patient rpuBERCULOSIS patients 1 in Katong and Geylang areas will have their own centre for treatment when the Government's new outdoor dispensary is opened at Kallang on Tuesday. The Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Health. Dr. M. DoraLsingham, said
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    A 'Royal' Britannia
    28 2 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, is expected to travel in Britain's new "Whispering Giant" Britannia airliner when she visits Rhodesia and Nyasaland in July. A.P.
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    Sculptor seeks a buried bronze treusure
    274 2 NEW BID TO DIG UP VAMASHITA*S BUST ANOTHER attempt is being made to dig up the buried bronze statue of General Tomoyuki Y amashita— Jap "Tiger of Malaya. This is probably the fourth try. The first bid was made in 1952. The relic believed
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    Lock icon A FIGHT TO THE FINISH
    151 2 A FIGHT TO THE FINISH ALAW-OF-THE-JUNGLE battle near an isolated cattle station yesterday resulted in death for a wallaby, dinner for a crocodile, near-drowning for a dog and a fright for the station manager's wife. A four-cornered battle, at Dorisvale, 200 miles south of Darwin, went like this: The dog
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    Lock icon War on caneer...
    30 2 Leading East German scientists and doctors have formed a committee to inquire into methods of fighting lung cancer, according to the East German news agency A.D.N.— Reuter
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    Brief visit approved
    69 2 THE Siamese Government would allow the Soviet President, Mr. KJimenti voroshilov. now visiting China, to pass through Bangkok on his way to Indonesia if the Soviet Government asked for transit facilities, Siamese Government sources said today. They said they believed the jet aircraft carrying Mr. Voro/hilov and
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    Lock icon SPEARS CHASE
    120 2 KOIARI tribesmen are hunting Port Moresby's three es- caped prisoners with spears. I The koiari, formerly a great Papuan light I ing tribe with a reputa- tion as sorcerers, live about 15 miles out of Port Moresby. They are convinced the three escapees, rapist Kita Tunguan, and housebreakers
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    Lock icon Now, a new lease of lite for T.V.?
    406 3 Now, a new lease of lite for T.V.? A MERICAN rocket men A soon will hurl a gas cloud into the atmosphere 70 miles above the earth in a spectacular attempt to revolutionise television and radar communication rhe immediate result la likely to be something of value in war. and
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    Lock icon COMET TO BE SEEN TONIGHT?
    207 3 NEW COMET which i.s expected to put on a show in the evening sky within the next two weeks is still too close to the sun to be seen with the naked eye. Astronomers say its appearance may be a little later than originally calculated
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    7 3 photo. the Victoria Memorial Hall Johnny Quek
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    Lock icon Revolt in U.K. Red Party
    265 3 Revolt in U.K. Red Party 4 MAN who was condemned and dismihsed for A rausiiiK a major strike recently at one of Hrit ms car bodv-building factories yesterday Vt tin thP leadership of the British CommunS^^Xm**™^ in Hungary. John MeLoughlin the man who began a mass walkout in February of
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    Lock icon U.S. WARSHIPS FOR GREECE
    41 3 The United States is to hand over to Greece five modern destroyers and ten landing crafts and minesweepers according t 0 a report in Stratiotika Nea (military news), the official journal of the Greek General Staff, Reuter
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      61 3 HEMiSTS 4 STORES f f ROM SVVt DIN V SINGAPORE I i.ANCH. 6 AHPANGST.KUALA LUMPUR '1 l#^FlUM)§)i f AT |jm| c**ary TRY "TUMS" j I After meals or whenever too much eating. drinking, j I smoking upset your stomach. GET A ROLL TODAY AVAILABLE AT ALL LEADINC STORES MMIIIIII'II" 1
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      136 3 i 111 1 11 11 lIMI 11 1 Mini: iihii nvtv fj oo 4 1 s Many Interesting I Items Have Just We suggest you pay we have new. Diamond Plat. Watches, Cultured Pearl Jewellery, Diamond and Jade Rings, Diamond Cocktail Rings. S.P.H. de SUVA LT 45 HIGH ST. SINGAPORE
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      Opinion Pre-Easter surprise
      182 4 Opinion Pre-Easter surprise T»HERE would appear to be some justification for President Eisenhower's cautious optimism for achieving a measure of disarmament and lessened world tension. For the Russians have for once changed their technique of marring most major Christian festivals. In the past, Moscow has timed the approach of Christmas
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    Youth rejects a decade of Communist pressure
    396 4 By a Special Correspondent Th*> first turn pvrtinvnt artii hs an ih<> Kremlin's failure ta uin the ut i mis of youth gOVIET oflicials for many years ha,ve boasted that Communist ideology would inevitably dominate the world because of its appeal to youth.
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    ...LED TO BITTER HATRED
    61 4 Three years later and rifles instead of shovels are carried by Hungarian youths as they approach a disabled Russian tank on a Budapest street. This was youth's answer to years of Communist indoctrination in the work camps, the schools and in the factories. Despite a decade
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    RELENTLESS INDOCTRINATION...
    73 4 RELENTLESS INDOCTRINATION In this picture, taken in 1953, Hungarian girls ure starting out for their summer work camp at Stalinvaros ("Stalin City") carrying shovels and pickaxes to a construction job. The letters DISZ under the Red Star in the picture are the initials of the "Democratic Youth Organisation," a Communist
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      41 4 \\Y must CLEAR EVERYTHING to the Bare Walls, so we are Disposing all for the Price of a Song: at the CLOSING DOWN of our RETAIL DEPARTMENTS at 71, High Street. Don't Miss It at BAJAJ Textiles, Limited. 71. HIGH STREET.
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      19 4 I SUCCESS IS A HABIT 1 -^mI BV of its type in is ■i- $m i^ "^a^j^^^ 4 -component
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    3 COURSES OPEN TO YEW HOCK
    269 5 MARSHALL STEP POSES THREAT TO S'PORE GOVERNMENT acceptance of Mr. David Marshall's resignation bv the Singa pore Labour Front on Wednesday night opens a number of possibilities. Though the Labour Fronter.s think that they have solved an awkward problem, they realise that their none
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    Lock icon EVIDENCE OF THE YETI?
    97 5 TEXAS oil magnate Tom Slick, now back in Katmandu, Nepal, said he was 95 per cent convinced of the existence of a man like hairy animal called the Yeti (Abominable Snowma tn In the Himalayas. He said he had photographed three sets of footprints and collected
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    Lock icon AN EASTEk MESSAGE
    63 5 The Pope is expected to call for the outlawing of nuclear weapons in his traditional Easter message to tin- world tomorrow. The 81 -year-old spiritual ruler of the worlds 423.--000 000 Roman Catholics. who will speak over a European radio and television hook-up at noon. If MJO
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    Govt. gets set to pay fortnightly salaries
    67 5 SPECIAL steps are being taken by the Singapore Government to expedite the payment of wages fortnightly to its 4.200 subordinate employees and 11,600 dailyrated workers. The Central Pay Office has been authorised to increase its staff and buy new equipment. A Government statement
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      293 6 •■■•■•■■•■••.■■■....a......... >l WIMS \!ii b Lee Falk and I'liil »avis i IS «T A V\fDU WANTTOUEAtfKIMV TMAT'S MV BUSINESS.) —U WE YOU 7MS /S ftSXy? r~ ~^^*n. pgal^/V tricks so vou can your busimess »s 00. theniLl/1 WTttfAMETO I MX/ MAPE NARCA PtSAPPEAR? a^ \A BANK. WMAT RANK.? ID TEACM
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      461 6 BORN today, you are the essence of tact and patience. You women especially, would make fine nurses physicians and teachers as well as being splendid mothers and homemakers. It seems as if you can sense what makes people happv and contented. You have keen intuitions, are at times psychic and
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  • Round the World Market Prices
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      U.K. closing prices
      136 7 LONDON. April 18 RUBBER No. 1 RSS cif. Previou s Today European port. April 20% buyers buyers Mav IV* Sellcrs 21^ ""^S y H buyers 17% buyers RUBBER N.. 1 RSS Spo, gj| j|« «g RUBBER No. 1 RSS Set.lom.ni SiJjS »U ES£ Ho»« Term, Ma, g*
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      New York prices
      125 7 NEW YORK, April 18Previous Today TIN Straits spots 100 00 nom. 100 00 nom TIN futures Standard Contract April 98 37 buyer* 98 37 buyers 99 62 sellers 99 37 sellers May 98 25 buyers 98 25 buyers I*9 50 sellers 99.25 sellers TONE: Steady. SALES: Nil.
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      46 7 Above prices quoted in U.S. cents per lb. NEW YORK, April 18 Previous Today 30 Industrials 485 02 488 03 20 Railroads 145 57 145 26 40 Domestic Bonds 90.70 90 67 15 Utilities 71.98 72.22 65 Stocks Composite Averages 170 70 *****
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      U.S. PEPPER
      60 7 M.ilabar/lampong spot and! awaiting release 27. alloots 26 I to 26 April shipment Malabar n%, I. am pong 25'j. Sarawak spot 26, April shipment 24 1 May shipment 23 June shipment 22 'i Muntok white, spot and awaiting release 144, afloat! 33 to 32, April shipment 31 li.
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      108 7 COPRA Philippine c i.f. UK./ North European delivered weight per lon* ton April/May COPRA. Straits c.i-f- IT.Kl T .K /North I uiu p. .hi delivered weight per lonjf ton April May May /June COCONUT OIL crude Straits r i.f- IK. North Furopean in bulk per lonf
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    Sir John visits mine
    48 7 Sir John Harding, the Governor of Cyprus, re- cently paid a visit to the mines of the Cyprus Mines Corporation at Mavrovouni, Cyprus. He is seen above dressed in miner's clothes, cen- tre, talking to a member of the St. John s Ambulance Brigade.
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    H-TEST SHIPS GET MESSAGES FROM HOME
    154 7 H-TEST SHIPS GET MESSAGES FROM HOME RECORDED messages for servicemen engaged in the nuclear tests around Christmas Island will be going out to Royal Navy vessels during the next few weeks. The messages will be for personnel aboard H.M. ships Warrior, Messina. Narvik and Salvictor and they are being recorded
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    FRENCH KILL 22 REBELS
    56 7 FRENCH troops have killed 22 rebels in the past 24 hours in the wild, uninhabited coastal stretches of northern Constantino, it was announced in Algiers yesterday. They said that a reconnaissance unit made contact with a strong rebel band near Texenna, then closed in and killed
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      178 7 Todays Radio Programme for Singapore 115 pm- Saturday Date; 1 3C Time Signal. News and Singapore Share Market Report; 1.45 Saturday Date (continued); 2.15 Weekend Sport; 2.45 Edmundc Ros and his Rumba Band; 3.0C At Your Request presented by Geoflrey Weeks; 3.30 Juke Box Parade; 4.00 Lazy Afternoon; 4.30 Tea
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    Steve Winters and THE GOLDEN SCORPION
    1122 8 Steve Winters and THE GOLDEN SCORPION axott^tte^fM^ THE STORY SO FAR Ml I THE famou. private detective, Steve Wlntert, U enfajed ay i Singapore millionaire Mr. Chan Linf who thinks that a r»nf i headedby man called the Golden Scorpion I> trylnf t»"« n him Winters, with his assistant, Snubby,
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    Last week's winners
    64 8 THE winners of last week's colour-In contest (each ol whom wll) receive a $5 prize in due course) are as follow?: Miss Nelly Cheang (13), 72 Lorong 19, Geylang, Singapore 14. Miss Molley Tan (10), 190-A Lavender Street, Sinqapore 12. Master Roysten Fernandez (10), 88- A Syed
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      188 8 THE AVENTURE OF RUPERT AND THE BROKEN PLATE m^ i vii hi mS^ijmmStMmSiamS^mmAi The elder gentleman suddenly sure that he has found wha. he What the two men want is quite Rupert** heels as he enter* the stride* cut of the co.tage. and wants." he says. "He offers you deu.
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      339 8 Colour- in contest With prizes for you! DOCKET-MONEY prizes not Wter than Thursday P^rfoVered for colour- n«l. Ace l.m.t b IS. ing this scene with paints. crayons or chalks. Name (Master/Miss) There are four prizes offered— each of S3 (two for boys and two l« !**>. All you have to
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    THE CERTAIN WAY TO PEACE
    586 9  - THE CERTAIN WAY TO PEACE Rev. Craig S. Wilder me Saturday sermon ""I"IHHIimWIIHIIIIIII|||||H||||.,, lIIIIM by into the jungle to resciiP sniniL the sky operations alainst tne terron.tr WOlmded in it Is a dangerous business, sometimes ending in tragedy for the helicopter crew as the wide swinging propeller overhead crashes into
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      54 9 j young Malayans 111 MM /m ll i^"' 'B^»#' C|^ &f|^J&v. f SMCf 4 1 U H. Charles Pcrcn, Although these happy little i youngsters live miles apart, when Hie time came for weaning, their parents unhesitatingly chose Khor Ah Cek, rt-markabl> i.is\ f fT^^^Wr?T I choice ol all wise
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    Lock icon Fastest human in the 1890's is dead
    85 11 £>ERNARD J. (Brrnie > Wefers, the "world, fastest human' back ft the 1890'.s when he held numerous world and na tional sprint records died in New York on Thursday. The one-time sprint cham pion's mark of 9.8 seconds for 100 yards stood from
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    Lock icon WIGHTMAN CUP
    41 11 The annual Wightman Cup tennll competition between the United States and Britain will be played on Aug. 10 and 11 on th<clay courts of the Edgeworth Club in Scwickley Pennsylvania. The Americans have held the trophy since 1931. A.P.
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    Lock icon BATAAN WINS
    36 11 Larry Bataan, the Philippines featherweight, won a unanimous 10-round decision over Chu Chu Mejia. 01 Mexico City, m Sacramento, California. last night. Ther e were no knockdowns. Bataan held the upper hand throughout. Reuter
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    34 11 CRAFTSMAN Dave Stone of RE ME., ABA. lightweight champion, grimaces and shuts his eyes as his right cross whistle* over R.AF.'s A. C. Deans head. Stone's strong punching won him the 1.58.A. lightweight title
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    Lock icon REGAINS TITLE
    22 11 Hiroshi Okawa regained the Japan featherweight professional boxing championship beating Kiyoaki Nakanishi before 8,000 spectators in Tokyo last night. Reuter
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    Lock icon Chances even in Cup final
    189 11 BUT KILMARNOCK ARE SUPERIOR IN THE ATTACK gCOTTISH soccer wnier s are evenly divided in fiM Ir K orecasts about today's Scottish Cup Samnd/'T^L Ikirk and Kil marnock at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Both teams were considered the under-dogs in tust ir f^ m V flnal
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    FANTASTIC SCORING FEATS
    116 11 FANTASTIC SCORING FEATS ONE of the most fantastic g o a 1 scoring feats has occurred in the Portsmouth Lads' League. Emsuurth Youth Club beat Hillside FC 48-0. Allowing for restarting the game on the centre line after each goal, it seems almost impossible to score at the rate of
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    Neale Fraser enters South African final
    128 11 VTEALE FRASER Aus- traJian No. 3, and Eric Sturgess. ten times South African national champion won a gruelling five-set match to reach tht? final of the m<«h\ s doubles in thr South African lawn tennh at JohannesThey beat the Soutn African pair, Trevor FanCOtt
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    Lock icon Fiorentina in European Cup final
    95 11 Fiorentina in European Cup final piORENTINA, the Italian First Division football champion, qualified for the final of the European Cup They played a goalless draw in Florence with Red Star (Yugoslavia) when meeting in the second leg of their .semi-final, but had won the first leg 1-0 in Belgrade and
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    Lock icon American girls set two world records
    161 11 American girls set two world records RAMEY, 16--year-old Seattle swimmer, broke the women's world lOC yards butterfly record by clocking lmin. 2.9 sec. at Beverly Hills California. She clipped 12 seconds off the official world mark set up by another United States swimmer. Shelley Mann at Daytona Beach a year
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    Lock icon U.K. RUGGER RESULTS
    93 11 RESULTS of Rugby Union matches played yesterday: Camborne 9 Wasps 0; Red ruth 14 St. Mary's Hospital 8: Taunton 6 Old Millhillians 11; Weston Super Mare 9 Moseley 5; Penarth 15 Barbarians 28; Aberavon 6; Devonport Services 3; Llanelly 14; Maesteg 6. Results of Rugby League matches'
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      141 11 F ,^1 HL 1^ n C ijjy y> 1^- Squeeze Gangs Terrorise K. L's Towkays fact **Pay up or your life" threats. Can Noodles give our girls the La Lollo Look special Italian girls, the shapeliest in the world, thrive on spaghetti. Glad Eye Girls team op with Pirate Taxi
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    Lock icon United win by a hattrick
    322 12 LEICESTER KEEP FIRM GRIP IN DIV TWO SUNDERLAND GET TWO VALUABLE POINTS v LEEDS JOHN CHARLES, Britain's costliest footballer who on Thursday agreed to join the Italian club, Juventus, was on the losing side when Leeds United went down at Sunderland yesterday. Sunderland won 2—o
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  • Obituary
    DEATHS
    100 12 20 Word* $6 (minimum). OEHLERS: George Rae (G.R.), aged 77, on Good Friday, April 19, at his residence (Oehlers Lodge) peacefully after a long illness bravely borne. Funeral service at St. Paul's Church. Upper Scrangoon, at 5 p.m today. Saturday, April 20, and then to Bidadarl cemetery "Gone from
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    ALL U.K. SOCCER RESULTS
    228 12 OESULTS of soccer matches played yesterday: DIVISION ONE Arsenal 1 Blackpool 1 Bolton W. 2 Luton T. Burnley 1 Man. United 3 CharltonA. 1 Tottenham 1 Man. City 2 Everton 4 Newcastle U. 1 Chelsea Portsmouth i Cardiff C. 0 Preston 1 Sheff. Wed. 0 Sunderland
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    Morrow runs 100-yd in 9.3
    122 12 Morrow runs 100-yd in 9.3 BOBBY MORROW (United States), the Olympic sprint champion, equalled the world 100 yards record of 9.3 sec. in Dallas. Texas, yesterday. His performance will not be submitted for ratification, however, as he was favoured by a following wind of seven miles per hour. Earlier this
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    FIFTEEN FOR ROSEBERRY STAKES
    84 12 FIFTEEN FOR ROSEBERRY STAKES T'HERE are 15 probable runners for the Rosebery Stakes to be run over IVi miles at Kempton Park today. They are with jockeys: Durante (F Barlow), Tudor Jinks (W H. Cam, The Rabbi (J. Mercer), Full Measure (E. Smith), Barton Street (L. Piggott), Retrial (A. Shrive),
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    HURRY HURRY IN ATTRACTIVE 3F.
    214 12  -  ALLAN LEWIS By HURRY HURRY (Baxter), who did not start last Wednesday, worked attractively this morning over three in 38 Strong and Free (Mawi) who was unlucky in his fir^t rare also drew attention tfl his chances on Monday by disposing of three in 38
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    Kramer tempts Hoad with £44.640 offer
    170 12 Kramer tempts Hoad with £44.640 offer THE Los Angeles Examiner reported yesterday that Lew Hoad would turn professional for a record £44,640 guarantee ii he retained his Wimbledon title this year. The newspaper quoted promoter Jack Kramer as saying he had not intended to make any announcement of the deal
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    Lock icon HOAD DENIES REPORT
    140 12 Meanwhile, Lew Hoad denied reports that he had been offered £44.640 to turn professional. Hoad, making a brief stop in New York from Los Angeles to Naples, said he had not seen Kramer since January, in Melbourne. "He asked me to come around after one of the
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      369 12 CLASSIFIKI) ADS. ANNOUNCEMENT 20 Word* $6 (minimum). THE ORCHID LOVER, amateur or professional, will find well illustrated articles in the March issue of the Malayan Orchid Review on sale Now at all newsagents or from the Straits Times Press. Price $3SITUATION VACANT 20 Wordt $2 (Min.)-Box SO ets. extra EXPERIENCED
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  • THE FREE PRESS Saturday MAGAZINE
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      10 1 THE FREE PRESS Saturday MAGAZINE Singapore, Saturday, April 20, 1957.
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      MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS
      1108 1  - MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS J.N.D. By yERY little is known about the early days of Bali, and much of it has been conjectured from what is known of other parts of the archipelago, such as Java, from which it is separated by only one mile of water. The earliest books
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      12 2 MISS MARY LEE A portrait study by Lee Mun Chong of Singapore.
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      Speaking for myself
      473 2  -  JOHN BEHAGUE Saturday talking points by 1 SPENT a most pleasant evening this week in the company of Hans RichterHaaser, the brilliant German pianist whose performance at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore on Tuesday nteht was such a success. Happy man Hans looks more iike a jovial
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      FAILURE OF A 'PHYSICIAN'
      1980 2 FAILURE OF A 'PHYSICIAN' A confidence mi niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHii,,, how I had to i•iiin 1 1 ii ii 1 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1 1 1 ii ii 1 1 1 in 1 1 1 ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ikture that barkfircd
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      A MAGIC STONE
      784 3  - A MAGIC STONE Pelham Groom By r rHK bezoar stones which are called buntal by the Malays, and bantat gemala when they are thought to ha,ve gained talismanic properties, are very powerful magic indeed. The first time I saw one used was when i\ most unpleasant looting centipede invaded my
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    • FILM PREVIEWS
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        332 4 rpHE J. Arthur Rank production "T h e Spanish Gardener tells very vividly of the selfish love of a father of his son. The father is played by Michael Hordern and an exceptionally fine piece of acting it is. This father is in the British Consular Service. He
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        'My teenage daughter...'
        279 4 My teenage daughter...' THOUGHT the new Herbert Wllcw Him My 1 EcSS»SgSSS-S two daughters and t^^ I^ ififfiTcHS^ JKSR is to wHte a a part, teenage daughter, Janet (SylvU^m i^ latest boy-friend Tony Ward bi»«J nQt invited, and is known as a n'ere do well. Valerie protests at her daughter's
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        UNTIDY DRAMA
        183 4 "■TIGER in the ;i Smoke" is an R unconvincing and 1 rather untidy thrilfl ler. Both these faults are due to weaknesses in the story ft which tells of a Killer's hunt for treasure. Daring the war an < 1 English maior hid a trea- sure chest in
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        19 4 George Nader is a Police Lieutenant and Esther Williams a music mistress in the Universal International's The Unguarded Moment/'
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        YOUTH PUTS A MISTRESS IN DISTRESS
        205 4 ward Andrews and John Saxon. similar buf "11. is (he cause 0/ cause 0/ his hatrea o; ftis son's behaviour. Esther Williams Is the music mistress at a large school and is receiving anonymous letters oi a verv suggestive nature. To track down the
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        'MAKARIOS IS A TERRORIST'
        18 4 muRKISH Premier Adnan 1 Menderes has branded newly-freed Archbishop Makarios as a "registered terrorist."
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        LIFE OF NAT KING COLE...
        132 4 LIFE OF NAT KING COLE... WHOSE of you, who E among millions E E of others, are fans E E of Nat "King" Cole E will enjoy the short i Cinemascope story B E of his life. E Fortune comes to man E in many odd ways and s E
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      50 4 COMING The Spanish Gardener xxxx The Unguarded Moment xxxx Tiger in the Smoke xx NOW SHOWING War and Peace (F.P. April 18) xxxxx Wings of Eagles (F.P. April 13) xxxx Istanbul (F.P. April 13) xxxx My Teenage Daughter (F.P. today) xxx The Lady and the Tramp (F.P. April 13) xxx
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  • FREE PRESS RACE DAY Special
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      Masthead
      9 1 FREE PRESS RACE DAY Special Saturday. April 20, 1957.
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      234 1 j mmiiSm I nfimm times Singapore standard J™ m j MV Pointer Windsor lad scrutineer kwee loh I ALLAN LEWIS TRESPASSER EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINT*.* 1 L mNGO BINGO HANDSOME BINGO sierto°iUco HanSSme Han^ome Handsome ";r fT^ w kk~ '-"<- r RimrißirAß VERM PRINCE GALLANT BRAVE GENERAL I i
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      Brilliant Scholar for Cup
      864 1  -  ALLAN LEWIS By BRILLIANT SCHOLAR, with only a 6-Ib penalty for his Hunter Memorial Stakes win the first day, should win the Spring Cup, main race at Bukit Timah this afternoon. I thought Brilliant Scholar won more easilv than the official winning margin. I also thought
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      Allan's Best Bets
      36 1 A IXAN LEWIS'S Best Bets for today are Brave General ('Race Two). Brilliant Scholar (Rare Six) and Blue Ice (Race Seven). The going: at Bukit Timah today will be hard and fast. .iiiiiIIIIIIIMIIMIIIMIIIH
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      PROBABLE STARTERS AND RIDERS
      930 2 RACE 1 2.15: Cl 3, Div 4 6 Furs 1. 960 CHINESE PROVERB 5y birg <M.B. Brash Mrs. S. Meyer) Sullivan 9.00 Okek 2. 036 FIRE POWER 4y chag <J.J. Schuyt) Martin 8.12 Posncr 3. 409 KEMPTON 6y beg iE.K. Lin\ S.A. Chia T.C. Chan) Daniels
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      FORM OF TODAY'S HORSES
      2609 2 FORM OF TODAY'S HORSES RACE ONE CHINESE PROVERB: 9-4-j Easily covered 3F in 40; 13-4 57— Tenth in Div. 3 7F. rac< FIRE POWER: 11-4-57— Wa not fully extended for 3P 1 40 1/5; 13-4-57— Sixth to Char lemond in Div 3 6P race. KEMPTON: 13-4-57— Nintl in Div. 3
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      Lightweight Barfleur has good chance in today's Spring Cup
      274 4  -  TRESPASSER By lIGIITWEKiIITS will dominate the Spring Cup J finish at Bukit Timah today, third day of the Singapore Turf Club's April meeting. Of the ten horses handicapped below 8.00 none appeals more to me than Barfleur. With only 7.10, 5-lb
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